Word: helplessly
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...simple scheme could be established to identify the chronic homeless. Then, under a judge’s supervision, mental health professionals would determine which individuals were incapable of making their own treatment decisions. Those who met this standard would have to undergo rehab.Thousands of our most desperate and helpless citizens would finally find housing, food, treatment, and the true compassion lacking in their lives up to this point. Mandatory rehabilitation programs have shown remarkable success when prescribed by the legal system, so there is reason to believe that many homeless might actually go on to lead productive, normal lives under...
...path gets rocky at times. Many religious communities, Okaalet finds, progress through four phases in their response to the AIDS crisis: an initial "holier than thou" attitude of condemning others; helpless resignation in the face of the enormity of the epidemic; concern that if they become involved in AIDS issues they will be ostracized; and, ideally, wholehearted involvement. The trick to helping groups out of the early stages, says Okaalet, who has lost three brothers to AIDS, is to provide accurate information and realize that "the messenger is as important as the message...
...temperatures do not strengthen tropical storms, we need only look north to find alarming signs of warming trends. Many studies document melting polar ice caps, thinning permafrost and rising sea and air temperatures in the Arctic, which threaten the livelihood of people native to the region. Like so many helpless Gulf Coast residents, these people will suffer because of a profound denial of responsibility. Climate change is a global problem that needs a global solution. David G. Wright Sturbridge, Massachusetts...
...temperatures do not strengthen tropical storms, we need only look north to find alarming signs of warming trends. Many studies document melting polar ice caps, thinning permafrost and rising sea and air temperatures in the Arctic, which threaten the livelihood of people native to the region. Like so many helpless Gulf Coast residents, these people will suffer because of a profound denial of responsibility. Climate change is a global problem that needs a global solution. David G. Wright Sturbridge, Massachusetts, U.S. There are solutions that can reduce global-warming pollution and preserve a healthy climate for our kids. We must...
...greatest picture of the lousiest family. Sam Pollit is an exhausting monstrosity of a spouse and father. His wife Henny is self-pitying and neurotic. Their six children are the helpless recipients of their toxic attentions. Stead is fearless in her depiction of the Pollits but compassionate in her judgments...